Rink_Hockey_World_Championship
The Rink Hockey (Hardball Hockey, Roller Hockey) World Championship is a competition also referred to as the World Championship - A between the best male national teams in the World. It happens every two years and it is organized by FIRS.
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A Class Championship and B Class Championship
Rink Hockey has 2 World Championships: an A Championship and a B championship. The Group A contains the 16 best world teams, as the Group B contains 16 nations of inferior level. Each Championship happens every two years in alterned years; for example A Championship was 2007, so B Championship will be in 2008. The first three-placed nations on the B championship are granted an entry to next year's A championship and the 3 worst-placed teams on the A are relegated to the B championship.
Winners
Championship A
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Wins by Country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 15 |  Portugal |
| 13 |  Spain |
| 4 |  Argentina |
| 4 |  Italy |
| 2 |  England |
| 38 | Total |
Championship B
| Year | Host City | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | 4th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  Paris |
France |
 Belgium |
England |
 Angola |
| 1986 |  Mexico City |
 Germany |
 Netherlands |
 Mozambique |
 Australia |
| 1988 |  Colombia |
Colombia |
 Switzerland |
 Chile |
Australia |
| 1990 |  Macau |
 Brazil |
Switzerland |
Australia |
England |
| 1992 |  Andorra |
Andorra |
France |
Mozambique |
Angola |
| 1994 | Chile |
France |
Angola |
Chile |
Colombia |
| 1996 | Mexico City |
 United States |
Netherlands |
Colombia |
Andorra |
| 1998 | Macau |
Chile |
United States |
Mozambique |
Andorra |
| 2000 | Chatham |
England |
Netherlands |
 Canada |
 Uruguay |
| 2002 | Montevideo |
Andorra |
Colombia |
England |
Uruguay |
| 2004 | Macau |
 Catalonia[1] |
England |
Andorra |
Macau |
| 2006 | Montevideo |
Mozambique |
Netherlands |
Colombia |
Macau |
| 2008 |  Vanderbijlpark |
United States |
Netherlands |
Colombia |
South Africa |
Wins by Country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 2 | France |
| 2 | Andorra |
| 2 | United States |
| 1 | Germany |
| 1 | Colombia |
| 1 | Brazil |
| 1 | Chile |
| 1 | England |
| 1 | Catalonia |
| 1 | Mozambique |
| 13 | Total |
References
- ^ Catalonia, due to the opposition of the federation of Spain, wasn't allowed to participate in the 2005 World Championship A in San Jose, USA.
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